* The second collection this weekend is for the parish building fund.

* Join us to build up a robust ministry of ushers and greeters. Consider serving the Church in this manner. Call the office and add your name to the list for the meeting August 29.

* Be sure to keep up on all that is happening at St. Mary by subscribing with your email address at our home page, lower right corner, at www.stmaryfred.org!

* Save the date for these upcoming events:

• Parish Leadership Dinner for all ministry leaders, Tuesday, 25 August
• Parish Ice Cream Social, Cakewalk and Dance, Saint Mary’s fall social, come to see everyone, enter the cake decorating contest, put on your dancing shoes, Sunday, 13 September, 4-7pm
• Parish Life Weekend – get involved in parish life and work, Saturday and Sunday, 19-20 September